Bol.com
{{Short description|Dutch multinational e-commerce company owned by Ahold Delhaize}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Bol
| logo = Logo of Bol (2025).svg
| industry = E-commerce
| fate =
| founded = {{Start date and age|1999}}
| founder =
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| hq_location_city = Utrecht
| hq_location_country = Netherlands
| areas_served = Netherlands
Belgium
| key_people = Margaret Versteden (CEO)
| products =
| revenue = {{increase}} €4.3 billion (2020){{Cite web|title=Recordjaar voor supers Ahold; Bol.com verkoopt in lockdown 70 procent meer|url=https://nos.nl/l/2369046|access-date=2021-02-17|website=nos.nl|language=nl}}
| owner =
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| num_employees_year =
| parent = Ahold Delhaize
| website = {{URL|www.bol.com}}
}}
Bol (formerly bol.com) is a webshop in the Netherlands and offers general merchandising products in categories such as music, film, electronics, toys, jewelry, watches, baby products, gardening, and DIY. As of 2020, the store serves 11 million active customers in the Netherlands and Belgium and offers over 23 million items.{{Cite web|url=https://pers.bol.com/over-bolcom/|title=Ons verhaal}} Since 2011, Bol has also opened its webshop for retailers to sell and effectively became a platform. Since the introduction of "Selling via bol.com", more than 30,000 retailers have already sold via Bol. The company employs approximately 3,000 workers.
History
The company was founded on 30 March 1997 by Bertelsmann as 'Bertelsmann On-Line'.{{Citation|last1=Graaff|first1=Arthur|title=Christoph Mohn of Bertelsmann: a European Gates (Christoph Mohn van Bertelsmann: een Europese Gates).|date=1999-11-05|url=https://www.computable.nl/artikel/achtergrond/overheid/1303471/1444691/christoph-mohn-van-bertelsmann-een-europese-gates.html|newspaper=Computable|language=nl|access-date=2021-11-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecommercenews.nl/bol-com-van-start-tot-overname/|title=Bol.com: Van start tot overname|author= |publisher=ecommercenews |date=4 June 2012 |access-date=3 March 2018| language=Dutch}} In 2003, it was sold to Weltbild, Holtzbrinck Networks and T-Online Venture Funds.{{Cite web|url=http://etailment.de/news/stories/Weltbild-verkauft-bol.com-5942|title=Weltbild verkauft bol.com|author= |publisher=etailment.de |date=28 April 2009 |access-date=3 March 2018| language=german}} From 2009 until 2012 the company was managed by Cyrte Investments, part of Delta Lloyd.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bol.com/nl/m/persberichten/pers-overname-bolcom-door-cyrte-investments-afgerond/index.html|title=Overname bol.com door Cyrte Investments afgerond|author= |publisher=bol.com |date=9 July 2009 |access-date=20 November 2014| language=Dutch}} On 9 May 2012 the Dutch Koninklijke Ahold N.V. acquired Bol.com.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=3006808|title=Company Overview of bol.com b.v.|author= |publisher=bloomberg.com|date=3 March 2018 |access-date=3 March 2018| language=}}
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External links
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{{Ahold Delhaize}}
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